ACT Preparation / Unit 6 ACT 0515 worked example, 60 to 90 seconds
Choosing a Sentence That Links Two Paragraphs
The idea
When a question asks for the best transition between paragraphs, work in three steps. First, state the main point of the paragraph before and of the paragraph after. Second, test each choice: does it refer to the first point and lead into the second? Third, reject choices that repeat only the first point, jump ahead without a link, or connect two minor details instead of the main points.
In practice
Worked example: paragraph one shows that the bike-share cut downtown traffic. Paragraph two explains the program's cost to the town. Choice one: "Traffic fell by a fifth." It repeats paragraph one. Choice two: "The bikes come in three colors." No link. Choice three: "Less traffic came at a price, though." It looks back to the traffic result and forward to cost, so choice three links the two.
Where people slip
A linking sentence needs both halves. A choice that only summarizes or only previews is half a transition.
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